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BAKED APPLES
Preheat oven to 350º
Wash and core a Rome Apple for each person. Be careful not to pierce the bottom of the apple when you use the corer. You want the juices to stay inside.
Then I use a melon baller to scoop out a little more of the flesh for the stuffing. I cut a very thin strip of peel from the top to the bottom of the apple in three or four equally spaced places depending on the size of the apple. This keeps the apple intact. If you don't do this the peel will most likely rupture on its own and it's not pretty.
Rub the outside of the apple with a generous amount of room temperature butter. Roll in coarse Demeara Sugar (a blond, rough, crystal sugar available in most better groceries) until the apple is lightly covered all round in the sugar.
Place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.
Stuffing, pick your favorites:
1/2 t. dark brown sugar per apple chopped pecans dried cherries or cranberries dried apricots chopped crystallized ginger and add 1/2 t. per apple of fine bread crumbs to bind the mixture
Spoon mixture into the apple.
If you can find Boiled Cider at a specialty store, buy it. It really adds a punch to apples, pork roasts, etc. So if you've got the Boiled Cider, pour about 1/2 t. on top of the stuffed mixture (into the apple; not around it) or a touch of rum or bourbon can be very nice.
Top with a chunk of butter.
Bake for 30 to 45 minutes. This will depend on the number and size of the apples; and how "cooked" you like your Baked Apples. Me, I like them to still be a bit crunchy and not applesaucy. Whatever is your pleasure.
Apple Krisp
Peel, core and slice 12 apples. Spread
evenly in a medium-sized baking dish. Sprinkle cinnamon
over top of apples. How much cinnamon you use is
according to your own taste. about 2-Tablespoons.Then pour 1/2 cup of water over top.
In a separate bowl, mix together: 3/4 cup oatmeal and
3/4 cup brown sugar and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
and 1/4 cup melted butter or margarine. Spread this
mixture over the top of apples, cinnamon and water.
Bake 45 minutes in 350-degree oven. Serve Warm, if
desired. This is also good with whipping cream or ice
cream on top.
Super Easy Apple Pie
* Place 1 prepared crust in bottom of pie plate; flute
edges.
* Preheat oven to 450-degrees.
* In a large bowl, mix together: 8 Granny Smith apples,
peeled, cored and sliced, 1-2/3 cups sour cream,
1-cup sugar, 1/3-cup flour, 1 egg,
2-teaspoons vanilla and 1/2-teaspoon salt. Pour
mixture into pie crust. (No top crust)
* Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to
350-degrees. Continue baking about 40 minutes longer.
Filling will be puffy and a golden brown.
* While that part is baking, mix together: 1-cup
chopped walnuts, 1/2 cup flour, 1/3-cup brown
sugar, 1/3-cup granulated sugar, 1-Tablespoon
cinnamon and 1/2 cup softened butter or margarine.
(Mixture will be crumbly)
* Spoon walnut mixture over top of hot pie and bake
15 minutes longer.
 Easy Apple Delights
1 pkg. Pillsbury Dinner Rolls
applesauce
Pinch of cinnamon
Press out each roll into square shape, add 1 tablespoon
applesauce, fold to turnover shape and bake at 400
degrees for 3 or 4 minutes
Easy Apple Tart
1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. ground coriander
1/4 tsp. salt
6-7 cups sliced apples
1 unbaked 10" deep-dish pie shell
Margarine
Streusel topping
ice cream
Combine sugar, flour, spices and salt. Stir in apples. Let stand 30 minutes.
Spoon into pastry shell; dot with margarine. Sprinkle topping over apples.
Bake at 400 d. for 50-55 minutes. If it gets too brown, cover loosely with foil.
Serve warm with ice cream.
Streusel topping:
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup flour
1/2 cup margarine
Mix or process until crumbly.
THIS IS A FAVORITE APPLE PIE RECIPE!!
Apple Strudel
Mix:
1 egg - beaten
3 teaspoons sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted melted butter
1/2 cup water
Then add and mix:
2 - 2 1/2 cups flour
This will be a soft dough. Cover and let rise in warm place for 1 hour.
Divide into 2 parts. Roll out on a light floured cloth. (You can use a pillow case which has been cut open)
Dough must be very, very thin when rolling it out - almost paper thin.
Brush quite generously/heavily with unsalted melted butter. You can just put tablespoons of it on there and spread it around. (make sure you have all these ingredients ready ahead of time)
Melted Butter
Sugar
Cinnamon
Very finely chopped pecans
Thinly sliced apples (very thin)
Crushed vanilla wafers
Angel Flake coconut
Heavily sprinkle Cinnamon first, then sugar on thin dough (you can then see how much sugar you have gotten on there if you sprinkle cinnamon on first)
Sprinkle generously with finely chopped pecans, then spread thinly sliced apples on top of this. Spreading them around evenly.
Sprinkle crushed vanilla wafers over this, and next spread the coconut over that. Again, drizzle generously with melted butter. This may take 3 sticks of butter or more for both pans.
Roll up by taking the cloth and gently roll till it's about 3 or so inches thick. Place in 9 x11 pan. And brush again with butter closing the ends so stuffing doesn't fall out.
Do remaining dough the same way. (making sure the dough is very, very thin).
Cook: 350 approx. 25/30 minutes - depending on your oven. (Do not overcook) Take out and brush top with butter again and sprinkled sugar. Cook for 5 more minutes.
Recipe is not for those watching their diet, but is out of this world. It's mouth watering though. Wonderful when still hot.
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